ON SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On Sweet Turned Deadly: The Great Boston Molasses Flood

On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive container overflowing with sticky molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a tidal wave thick, brown liquid that swamped the streets below. Scores of people were caught in the catastrophic flood, buried under the unexpected weight of the molasses. Th

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